Members of Christian community hold four-hour protest in Jalandhar
They were protesting against objectionable remarks by Amritpal Singh, a leader of radical Sikh outfit Waaris Punjab De Members of the Christian community from across the state held a protest at Punjab Armed Police Chowk in Jalandhar on Monday against the objectionable remarks made by Amritpal Singh, a leader of radical Sikh outfit Waaris Punjab […]Read More
SSP rules out role of ‘Khalistani elements’ in vandalisation of statues in front of Tarn Taran church
District admn to form ‘Sarab Dharam Committee’ Taking a serious view of vandalisation of holy statues by four masked miscreants in front of a church in Thakarpur village near Patti in Tarn Taran district, the district administration called a meeting of representatives of different religious groups chaired by Deputy Commissioner Monish Kumar here today. The […]Read More
Amritsar: Day after attacks, Christians appeal for peace
To hold candlelight march in Amritsar tomorrow | Appeal to police to find truth Seeking adequate security, the Christian community under the banner of Masihi Maha Sabha today appealed for peace after attacks on social gatherings and vandalisation of statutes in front of a church at Thakarpura village in Tarn Taran district. The heads of […]Read More
Church vandalised in Punjab, pastor’s car set afire; probe on
Four unidentified men allegedly broke into a church and desecrated statues of Jesus Christ and Mary in Punjab’s Tarn Taran district, police said on Wednesday Adding that chief minister Bhagwant Mann has ordered a probe into the “highly condemnable” incident. The incident comes two days after a group of nihangs and their supporters disrupted an […]Read More
After nihangs booked, church vandalised in Punjab’s Tarn Taran border district
Hours after Akal Takht acting jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh backed nihangs for opposing the alleged forced conversion to Christianity, four men barged into a church at 12.30am and held the guard captive at gunpoint before vandalising Mother Mary and Jesus Christ’s statues. Two days after a group of nihangs and their supporters disrupted an event […]Read More